What to do if you catch a cold when the cold comes? Try these foods!

Recently, cold air has been frequent, the temperature has been dropping, and the number of people suffering from colds has increased significantly. However, many people are reluctant to take medicine after experiencing cold symptoms, and sometimes the condition worsens if they are not careful. The editor recommends several dietary recipes for treating colds.

1. Scallion porridge: runny nose, stuffy nose

After the rice is cooked, add a chopped scallion and simmer for 10 minutes. Scallions have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and can induce sweating and drive away the cold. Hot porridge is also helpful in driving away the cold, assisting in sweating, and can also nourish the stomach and intestines and help digestion. Scallion porridge can be eaten twice a day. People with diabetes should pay attention to pairing it with fresh vegetables or coarse grains to avoid raising blood sugar levels.

2. Celery and lily: sore throat

Prepare appropriate amounts of celery and fresh lilies, vegetable oil, and salt. Wash and peel the fresh lilies, wash and slice the celery, blanch them and set aside. Put the wok on the fire, pour in oil until the oil temperature is appropriate, add the lilies and celery and stir-fry, add salt to taste before serving.

Celery contains more vitamin C, which can help produce antibodies against cold viruses and shorten the course of the disease. Lily helps reduce inflammation, moisturizes the lungs and relieves symptoms of sore throat.

3. Ginger water: cough

Chop about 100 grams of ginger into a paste, add about 250 ml of boiling water, let it cool and drink. Note that the ginger should be fresh, not dried.

Fresh ginger has the effect of warming the middle and dispelling cold, relieving cough and removing phlegm. The mixture of gingerene and gingerone in ginger can also promote blood circulation, achieve the effect of sweating and relieving fever, so it can generally relieve the symptoms of colds and help the body recover as soon as possible.

4. White radish soup: relieve headaches

Wash the white radish, cut it into thin slices of about 5 mm, add it to water and boil it until it is ready to drink. When the cold gets worse, diet therapy can only play an auxiliary role, and timely drug treatment is also required. When the cold gets worse, the patient will feel that the symptoms such as sore throat, nasal congestion, and runny nose are aggravated. Some people even have high fever and unbearable headaches. At this time, the body is "fighting" with the bacteria, and it is very easy to produce internal heat. The effect of white radish in "removing evil heat" is very obvious. At this time, drinking some white radish soup is the most effective.

5. Carrot and red date soup: prevent cold

First, wash the red dates and soak them in warm water for a while. Then add appropriate amount of water, cook the carrots and red dates over low heat, and add rock sugar to taste.

Carrots are rich in carotenoids, which can help the body resist foreign pathogens and prevent diseases. Drinking more soups and water can also help the body detoxify.

Finally, I need to remind everyone that food can certainly help relieve discomfort symptoms, and mild colds can indeed be improved through diet therapy, but severe colds definitely require medication to achieve the treatment effect, especially for the elderly, children, pregnant women or special groups with underlying diseases. It is recommended to see a doctor in time.

Editor: fr